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Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Ensure the Availability of Healthy and Safe American Shrimp

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Garret Graves (Louisiana) and Kathy Castor (Florida) introduced legislation to stop unsafe, illegally-produced shrimp from reaching consumers. Much of the shrimp that flood the U.S. market are foreign, farmed seafood packed with illegal antibiotics or are products of illegal fishing operations. These low-quality and illegally-sourced shrimp are sold at artificially low...

Wild American Shrimp® Announces Chef of the Year Winners 2022

November 3, 2022, BILOXI, Mississippi – Wild American Shrimp®, the American Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA)’s marketing program for wild-caught Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp, has announced the winners of the 2022 Chef of the Year Awards: Chef Carl “Flavor” Stanton for “Hometown Chef,” Chefs Adam and Tommy Waller for “Influencer Chef,” and Chef Armando Vasquez for...

ASPA Member Feature: Dominick’s Seafood, Inc.

Dominick’s Seafood, founded in 1992 by Dominick Ficarino, is just the latest venture in four generations of shrimp and seafood processing in the Ficarino family. With a fleet of seven boats named after family members like Dominick’s mother (Miss Barbara), his wife (Miss Loraine), his two daughters (Miss Ashleigh and Miss Hannah) and more, the...

Buy Local. Buy Wild American Shrimp.

From the United States’ highest mountains to the beaches on all of our coasts, buying local means buying American. The COVID-19 pandemic left Americans wondering where they could go to get quality food for their families and who they could trust to provide it to them. Many grocery stores found it hard to keep typical...

Shrimp and Grits: From Country Cooking to Countrywide Acclaim!

Not all that long ago, shrimp and grits was a decidedly regional dish. But with the popularity of cooking shows and social media and the rise of celebrity chefs, what once was enjoyed by a few has become a beloved dish of many, not just those who live in the Low Country of South Carolina...

Shrimp and Pork Balls with Spicy Lime Dipping Sauce

By Rachael Ray INGREDIENTS: 4 scallions, green and white parts, coarsely chopped 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 serrano or jalapeno chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped, divided 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 cup tamari, plus 3 tablespoons, dark soy, found on the international aisle 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, a big handful 2 limes,...